By Abdullahi M. Gulloma
Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari would today attend the 59th Proclamation of Republic of Niger ceremony in Tahoua, Niger.
The President, alongside the Presidents of Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania and Niger, would participate in the historic event, held every year on December 18 to commemorate the founding of the Republic of Niger and creation of the Presidency.
After the ceremony, the Nigerian leader would hold bilateral meetings with some of his counterparts before returning to Abuja same day.
The President would be accompanied on the trip by Governors Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina state, Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe state and Kashim Shettima of Borno state, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Garba Shehu, said in a statement in Abuja.
